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BRS MLC K. Kavitha accused the BJP government at the Centre, alleging that there were no allocations for Telangana in the budget presented on Wednesday in the Parliament. “Why the Centre has not been distributing funds equally to all States while propagating ‘Sab ka saath sab ka vikas?’ Was this budget meant for only a…
State Planning Board vice-chairman B. Vinod Kumar opined that no sector will benefit form the budget introduced by the Centre, terming it as ‘aimless.’ “This is an unimplementable budget. Union government has been behaving adamantly instead of joining hands with States for development. No single medical college was sanctioned for Telangana in the last eight…
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Finance Minister mentioned Telangana only once by promising to support the Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad as the Centre of Excellence. Congress Lok Sabha member N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Wednesday was highly disappointing for Telangana. Further, he described it…
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis watches the live telecast of Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 01, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@Dev_Fadnavis Stating that the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would give a massive boost for Maharashtra’s sugarcane industry, Deputy Chief Minister and State Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis…
Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust chairman K. V. Shamsudheen | Photo Credit: special arrangement Chairman of the United Arab Emirates-based Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust K.V. Shamsudheen has expressed disappointment with the Union Budget for 203-24 since it “failed to address the concerns of the non-resident Indians (NRIs).” He said the 40 million strong Indian diaspora remitted $100…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI After having to make do with funds from the Social Justice Ministry’s contingency Budget for the first four months of its functioning, the Commission of Inquiry to examine whether SC status can…
A Budget viewing session organised by the CII in Kochi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Union Budget has unclogged a whole spectrum of economic opportunities and has something for everyone. From focus on technology-driven agriculture to creation of a knowledge-based society, it has opened up many fronts. Kerala must work to utilise…
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The Union Budget has evoked mixed reactions from the farming community in the delta region. A cross-section of the farmers representatives expressed disappointment over the “lack of initiatives” to ensure remunerative prices for agriculture produce. Terming the Budget unsatisfactory, P. Ayyakannu, president, Desiya Thennidia Nadigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam, observed that there was nothing in the…
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Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sought to compare Union Budget 2023 with previous Budgets. | Photo Credit: PTI Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said the Centre has cheated Bihar in the Union Budget 2023-24 and fooled the people of the State. “Bihar is a backward State. The Prime Minister and the Centre…
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The Union Budget evoked mixed reactions among traders and the representatives of the health industry here. The Budget completely ignored the small-scale traders, said a release quoting S.S. Manoj, State president of the Confederation of All India Traders. There was no welfare measure for the eight crore-odd small and medium scale traders in the country….
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